

Kent Growers Get £1m In Grants To Tackle Impact Of Climate Change
Over £1m in funding has been awarded by Growing Kent & Medway to six innovative projects in Kent that will make horticultural and plant-based food and drink production more sustainable. The projects will not only help the industry reduce its…

Further Growth For Local Accountancy Firm Beresfords
Beresfords Chartered Certified Accountants have signed the deal to merge with Hillgroves accountants. Established in 1958, Beresfords, one of the longest standing accountants in the area continues to grow and is now one of the largest in the area. As…

Maidstone Innovation Centre – Open For Business
Kent’s latest high-specification business destination the Maidstone Innovation Centre (MIC), is now officially open for business. Cutting the ribbon to open the doors to new tenants today (Thursday 10 March), was the Mayor of Maidstone – Cllr Fay Gooch, who…

Register For The MBC Business Portal
Anyone interested in opportunities to do business with Maidstone Borough Council is being encouraged to register for alerts on the Kent Business Portal. The Council would like any local businesses, big and small, to bid for their contracts. By registering…

Helping Plant-Based Food Businesses Hit Net-Zero In Kent
A new training programme, Growing Green, will help horticultural, food and drink businesses in Kent meet net-zero targets by giving them the skills, knowledge and funding to become more sustainable. Led by NIAB as part of the Growing Kent and…

Housebuilder Steps Up Search For New Sites In South-East England
A Kent-based housebuilder has set its sights on expansion in south-east England to help meet the growing need for new housing. Jones Homes Southern is currently building more than 200 new homes at three developments in Kent and West Sussex…

Triple Funding Award To Boost Sustainable Innovation In Kent and Medway
Growing Kent & Medway partners have won funding for three new landmark projects, enabling the regional development enterprise to grow its innovation programme for the food and drink sector. The three initiatives are funded by the UK Government through the…

MBC To Give Businesses A Boost
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is asking businesses affected by Covid-19 to come forward to check what help, advice and potential financial support is available to them as part of its new scheme, Maidstone Business Boost (MBB). By offering diagnostic meetings…

Kent Business Shows Rapid Growth Despite GDP Slowdown
With the recent GDP announcement of a slow in the UK’s recovery, an SME based in Hythe, Kent, are bucking the trend. HV Wooding, who are this week celebrating their 54th Birthday – acknowledge the past 20 months have for…

Maidstone Innovation Centre Joins UKSPA
Maidstone Innovation Centre (MIC), Maidstone’s newest high-spec business destination is now part of the prestigious UK Science Park Association (UKSPA) network thanks to joint membership via Kent Medical Campus. The MIC, which is scheduled to open later this year, is…

Innovative Funding Grants Set To Boost Kent And Medway Area Now Open
Applications are open for research and development grants worth up to £250,000 to support innovation for horticultural food and drink-based businesses operating in the Kent and Medway area. The collaborative R&D grants, made available by Growing Kent & Medway, will…

Sigma Launches New £2.5m Retail Assets Framework
Contractors are on alert after Sigma, a true end-to-end solutions provider, and a leading expert at transforming commercial spaces, launched an exciting new regional retail assets framework potentially worth up to £2.5m. The framework is now open for tender and…

Kent Based Digital Health Services Company To Create 50 Jobs
Cloud21, part of the Austrian group x-tention, has announced that it will be creating 50 jobs to support growing client base. Cloud21, which works with NHS bodies, specialises in services that support the adoption of digital health technology across health…

How To Network When You Don’t Like People
Not a people person? Prefer animals to folks? Does the prospect of networking leave you cold? You’re not alone. A study by Harvard academics found that networking made some people feel dirty with an aching desire to brush their teeth!…

Kent’s HV Wooding Teams Up With Nuclear AMRC To Target £1m Electrification Boost
Development of a new powder coating process for parts destined for electric vehicles is set to deliver a £1m boost for a Kent-based manufacturer. HV Wooding, which specialises in providing precision engineered metal components for the automotive and aerospace sectors,…

New Grants Announced To Innovate Horticultural Food And Drink Industry
Growing Kent & Medway has announced £3million in R&D grants for projects that support inclusive economic growth and environmentally sustainable practices and innovations. Funding grants of up to £250,000 will be made available to assist projects that aim to develop…

Maidstone Innovation Centre Announces Newest Tenants
Maidstone Innovation Centre (MIC), the borough’s state-of-the-art flexible mixed use office building, continues to attract the attention of the business world as it signs up its latest two tenants. The MIC, which features world-first technology, top of the range specification…

Greenclub Switched On To London Golf Club’s Energy Ambition
GreenClub is ready to help London Golf Club make some capital gains on its energy strategy to achieve its ambition of becoming carbon neutral. The stunning 36-hole Kent venue, which boasts two supreme Jack Nicklaus-designed courses – The Heritage and…

Local Producers and Crafts Market launching in Maidstone
Maidstone Market is to get a boost once a month with a new Local Producers and Craft Market which launches this Saturday 12 June. The new market will be run in the current market hall at Lockmeadow and will specialise…

MBC’s Business Terrace Celebrates Workplace Wellbeing Award
Maidstone Borough Council’s (MBC’s) flexible workspace, The Business Terrace, has achieved the Kent & Medway Healthy Workplace programme bronze award and is urging other Maidstone business to join a virtual event to find out how they can do the same.…